Retention in the Navy's Selected Reserve: An Analysis Combining Survey and Personnel Data Records

Abstract

In this paper, we relate stated intentions of enlisted Navy Selected Reservists to their future behavior. Using a set of questions from a national survey of Naval Reservists administered in the spring of 1980, we examine the relationship between their intentions to continue as drilling reservists and their subsequent behavior. In general, we find expectations are an important and significant determinant of continuation. However, the correlation with subsequent behavior is not sufficiently large to make intention data an appropriate tool for retention projections. Controlling for intentions, we find that dissatisfaction with training is related to reserve attrition. This finding suggests potential for policies to concurrently improve both the retention and readiness of the Naval Reserves.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA145903

Entities

People

  • Aline O. Quester
  • Lawrence E. Curran

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Active Duty
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Business Administration
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Equations
  • Information Science
  • Integrals
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Operations
  • Operations Research
  • Political Science
  • Recruiting
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Statistics
  • Training
  • United States

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